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Mackinaw Bridge

Mackinaw Bridge is the incorrect spelling for the Mackinac Bridge. The correct spelling is with a "c" at the end rather than a "w". In other words, Mackinac is the correct way rather than Mackinaw.

Spelling it as Mackinaw is a common mistake. What confuses people is the bridge begins in Michigan's Lower Peninsula at the small town of
Mackinaw City
which is spelled with the "aw" at the end rather than "ac." And, when you are traveling to Mackinac Island that is spelled with the "ac" at the end rather than the "aw".

If that's not confusing enough many people mispronounce Mackinac by making the "nac" at the end having a hard "k" at the end...saying "knack" when the correct pronunciation is with a silent "c" or "naw".

The confusion is that both the French and English were early explorers in the
Straits of Mackinac
with the French using the "aw" spelling and the British using the "ac" spelling.